There's a reallypopularstorythatthefirsttime a guywore a tophatinLondon, itcausedsuch a stirthat a womanfainted, dogsyelped, and a kidbrokehisarmin a mob.
Thisprobablydidn't happen.
Butitistruethattophatsweren't really a thingintheUKuntiltheearly 19thcentury.
BeauBrummell, a fashion-forwarddandyintroducedthemtohisfriendandfutureking, GeorgeIV, andtophatsofficiallyreceivedroyalapproval.
Brummellwas a bighatguy, andhe's alsoresponsibleforthedecadentfashionsyouseeatplaceslikethis.
I thinktherewas a definiteshiftinhatwearinginthe 1960s and I supposeit's becausefashionsbecame a bitmorecasual.
I thinktheyoungwereexperimentingwithmoreexcitinghairdosyouknow, youhadbeehivehaircutsandpeoplepilingtheirhairupandthenreallyshortsharpcutsandsomehowitwaslefttotheoldergenerationtocarryonthathatwearing, I think.
Wheneverweseethem, it's likelybecausethere's a bigeventgoingonandforRoyals, bigeventsmeanhats.
Peoplemightwanttowear a hattostandoutandbecausethey'requiteanextrovert, ortheymightwanttowear a hatinordertosortofslightlyhidebehind.
Andtherearethosepeoplewho'veneverwornhatsandfeelveryawkwardaboutthewholething, butit's reallysatisfyingwhenpeoplecomebacksaying, "thatwasfantastic I reallyenjoyeditandhad a great, positiveexperience."
Soyoucanreadquite a lotintopeopleandit's gettingtoknowwheretheircomfortzoneis.
Butthey're a greatsortofextensionofpeople's characters I think.